Seneca's "Hercules Furens": A Critical Text with Introduction and Commentary

by Seneca, John G. Fitch (Commentaries by)

Overview

John G. Fitch's new Latin text of Seneca's play, Hercules Furens, is based on a collation of the chief manuscripts, including the Paris manuscript T.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801418761
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	07/06/1987
Series:	Cornell Studies in Classical Philology , #45
Pages:	492
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.31(d)
Language:	Latin
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John G. Fitch is Professor Emeritus of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria.

What People are Saying About This

Elaine Fantham

Fitch is not only accurate and learned (and this commentary represents an immense range of learning) but he has good judgment, and his introduction and more extended comments on separate scenes and choral odes show him to be a sensitive interpreter.

Editorial Reviews

A valuable contribution to Senecan studies this fully annotated edition of Seneca's Hercules Furens... gives advanced students access to a drama which they might not otherwise have contact.... An excellent introduction lays out all basic information concerning the play, including the relationship between the Roman play and its Greek models (Euripides' Heracles). Text and commentary follow; the notes are lucid and address all issues pertinent to the text—Senecan dramaturgy is explicated especially well. The rich mythological content of the play will interest teachers. Thorough bibliography, general index, index of Latin words, and four appendixes on special matters (meter, grammar, and manuscripts). Overall, an outstanding edition of a fascinating drama, highly recommended to all institutions with upper-level Latin.

Choice

"A valuable contribution to Senecan studies this fully annotated edition of Seneca's Hercules Furens . . . gives advanced students access to a drama which they might not otherwise have contact. . . . An excellent introduction lays out all basic information concerning the play, including the relationship between the Roman play and its Greek models (Euripides' Heracles). Text and commentary follow; the notes are lucid and address all issues pertinent to the text—Senecan dramaturgy is explicated especially well. The rich mythological content of the play will interest teachers. Thorough bibliography, general index, index of Latin words, and four appendixes on special matters (meter, grammar, and manuscripts). Overall, an outstanding edition of a fascinating drama, highly recommended to all institutions with upper-level Latin."—Choice

"Fitch is not only accurate and learned (and this commentary represents an immense range of learning) but he has good judgment, and his introduction and more extended comments on separate scenes and choral odes show him to be a sensitive interpreter."—Elaine Fantham, Giger Professor of Latin Emerita, Princeton University

From the Publisher

"Fitch is not only accurate and learned (and this commentary represents an immense range of learning) but he has good judgment, and his introduction and more extended comments on separate scenes and choral odes show him to be a sensitive interpreter."

Elaine Fantham